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Long before they were featured on Restaurant Impossible, I had eaten a few breakfasts at The Wagon Wheel in Smyrna, Delaware. The first few times were really good. Right before RI came in, I had breakfast there and it was inedible. Never have gone back. It is really a shame, because I like local places like that but family in-fighting can really ruin any business.

I have also eaten several breakfasts at Broadway Diner in Baltimore, featured on Triple D. Food was good as well as the service.

In Bermuda, we stopped at Swizzle Inn, which was on RR's $40 a Day. Terrible food and service.

I've eaten at many of the restaurants in Hawaii shown on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives.

Before he hit the big time, Guy Fieri taught my oldest how to make pizza on a slow day at the Johnny Garlic's in Petaluma, California. He used to haul a trailer up to the Santa Rosa Farmer's Market, and one of his offerings was salmon on a plank, which was pretty extravagant for street fair food. My husband got it often, along with an order of garlic fries. They were to die for but definitely came back to haunt you! Fieri also had a place called Tex Wasabi's on Fourth Street, which was different...kind of like Guy. I don't know if it's still around. (Edit: looks like it is.) I recall Fieri being extremely kind, if more than a little bit hyper. My kids loved him.

On Friday, I had lunch at Big Mama's Restaurant in Omaha, NE for the third time. Very excellent food prepared by a caring staff that was featured on Diners, Drive-in and Dives. The Afro-burger is a unique dish with a good, spicy kick.

I am up to 15 Triple D restaurants and most of them have been above.

Closer to home, I ate three times at Angelo's in Woodstock, IL prior to Restaurant Impossible. The food was consistently so bad that I would not even try the resurrected restaurant. It has since closed.

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